Oil-can



(No Model.)

D. J. HOLLIGER. OIL CAN.

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PATENT intros.

' DANIEL J. HOLLIGER, OFOANTON, OHIO.

OIL-CAN.

srnormoarron forming part of Letters Patent no. 519,042, dated May 1, 1894. Application filed September 4, 1893; Serial 1 lo. 484,805. (No model.)

.To cal} whom it may concern:

3e 1t known that I, DANIEL J. HOLLIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Can ton,in the county of Starkand State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure'l, is a side elevation showing parts broken away to illustrate the internal arrangement of the diflerent parts. Fig. 2, is a view showing the position of the cut off valve and its stop together with aportion of the deliv- Fig. 3, is aview of the'cut off valve and its 'dilferent parts also showing a portion of the gage tube. 1 Fig. 4, is a transverse sectlon of the gage tube and its inclosing pipe.

Fig. 5, is a detached view of the delivery nozzle.

The present invention has relation to oil cans, and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in' all the figures of the drawmgs. I e

In the accompanying drawings A represents v the can, which may be of the form shown in Fig. 1, or it maybe of any other desired form, inasmuch as the form and size of the can form no particular part of the present invention, except as it is taken in connection with the ditferent attachments hereinafter described.

At the bottom or lowerend of the can A,

and just above the bottom a, is located'the tube B, which tube extends a short distance into the can and is extended a short distance outward from the can, substantially as"illus-. trated in the drawings. The inner end of the tube B is open, and the outer end of the tube is closed. The top or upperside of the tube B is provided with the apertures 19 and c; the aperture b being located upon the inside of the can, and the .aperturec located. upon the outside.

To the tubeB is attached in any, convenient and well known manner the gage tube 0, which gage tube extends to the-top or upper end of the can, and is preferably formed .of glass.

For the purpose of protecting the gage tube 0, and at the same time exposingv to view a sufficient surface of said gage tube to indicate'the amount of liquid in the can the open tube D is provided,which open tubeis formed length to correspond with the height of the can A orthereabout, and to the free end of the said flexible tube is attached the filling nozzle F, which filling nozzle is provided with the ordinary cap cl.

For the purpose of holding the flexible tube tube E, which flexible tube is formed of av E in anelevated position and out of the way the spring catch Gjis provided, which spring catchis. located Fig. l. 1 v

For the purpose of assisting in holdingthe tube E in an elevated positionandcat the same time preventing the tube from twisting,

the notches e are provided, which notches re ceive the arms of the spring G.

For the purpose of attaching the flexible tube E to thetubeB the thimble f is provided which thimble is set over the tube E, substantially as illustrated in the drawings; but it will be understood that many other ways may substantially asshown in be employed by attaching the flexible tube without departing from the nature of my invention. I

Within the can A and above the tube B is located the bracket g, which bracket is so adjusted that it will form a fulcrum for the rock-bar H',-to one end of-which rock-bar is 10- oated the spring bar I, and to the opposite end thereof is pivotally attached the push barJ, which push bar extends upward through the top of the can A and is provided at its top or upper end with the push button K. i

To the spring bar I is securely attached in any convenient and well known manner the cut'oif valve K, which cutoff valve is so adjusted that when it is in its normal position, it will close the inner end of the tube B,and

thereby cut off the flow of liquid. When it is desired to, remove liquid from the can A the push button K is pressed downward, which removes the cut-0d valve away from the open end of the tube B by means of the rock-bar 1-1, and the spring bar I.

For the purpose of preventing the rock-bar from being pressed too far downward the stop h is provided,which stop is so located that the spring arm I will come in contact with the stop and thereby limit the inward movement of the spring arm together with the valve G. After the push button K has been pressed. downward, the flexible tube E is detached, and the nozzle placed into the vessel designed tobe filled. When it is desired to cut off the How of liquid, the push button K isreleased, thereby permitting the spring bar I to assume spond with the height of the liquid in the can A the top or upperend of said gage tube is atmospherically connected with the vent It.

For the purpose of providing a means for easily determining the amount of liquid contained in the can A, a colored float, such as It is located in the gage tube O, which colored float may consist of a hollow glass ball having a bright color, such as red or blue.

It will be understood that the flexible tube E cated adjacent to the gage tube 0 as indicated in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of holding the valve K open without the necessity of continuously pressing the button K, the push rod J is provided with a notch a, which notch is so located that when the valve K is opened by the downward movement of the push rod said notch will come opposite with the edge of the aperture a at which time the push rod J is moved so as to engage the notch a with the 'edge of the aperture a a Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the can A having fixed thereto the tube 13, provided with the apertures 12 and c, the gage tube Cythe flexible tube E, provided with the nozzleF having the groovese, the push-rod J provided with a push button K, the rock-bar H',the spring arm I and thestop h, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a can providedwith an open tube having located therein a gage tube provided with a colored float, the tube B having fixed thereto the flexible tube E, provided with the nozzleF, the push rod J provided at its top or upper end or'portion with the notch a, the spring-arm I, the rockbar H, and the stop 7t, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim theabove I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL J. I'IOLLIGER.

VVitnessesr F. W. BOND, Cl-rAs. SEEMANN. 

